COVID-19 has become a perpetual state of global crisis. And it has thrown yet more light on the inequality facing the world’s disabled community. Five million people at least have lost their lives due to COVID-19, and its impact has taken the greatest toll on the...
It seems totally wrong that not only are disabled workers fighting for their rights, in some cases the barriers facing them appear to be growing. We like to think that progress accompanies the turnover of generations in terms of life expectancy, equality, rights for the disabled...
A key part of Boris Johnson’s manifesto in the run up to the December 2019 General Election lay in his sweeping promise to ‘fix social care’. His first speech as Prime Minister, also in 2019, included a statement saying that they already had a plan...
COVID-19 has disrupted life for everyone in some way. Whether it’s affected our job, mental or physical health, whether we’ve lost someone or struggled with isolation, there are not many left untouched. But the months of lockdown brought an unexpected benefit for some disabled workers....
A new plan to support disabled jobseekers has been unveiled by the UK Government. It involves increasing the number of Disability Employment Advisors (DEA) working at Jobcentre Plus offices throughout the country. By the end of May 2021, more than 315 new DEAs took up their...
Every step towards accessibility for disabled people has historically been the result of a long-term fight for equality. Many non-disabled people are unaware of these kinds of struggles even though a fifth of the total population of the UK is disabled in some way. This equates...
COVID-19 has presented the world with many challenges. From how to keep the global economy afloat through unprecedented national lockdowns to the challenge of adapting an offline world completely online, there’s much we can learn from the last 15 months. The pandemic has shown clearly and...
UK law states that employers should make all reasonable adjustments for disabled employees. However, there is evidence to show that some employers choose to opt out of employing those who live with disabilities. Statistics show that disabled people are twice as likely to be out...
If you don’t have a disability yourself, how much do you really know about people who live with disabilities? Are you aware of the ongoing battles for equality and employment rights in the UK? Chances are, if you don’t have a disability and none of your...
There’s no doubt in my mind that it’s time employers loosened their restrictive attitudes towards their disabled workers. COVID-19 has been disastrous in many ways, but by forcing the corporate world into an unprecedented experiment regarding working from home, it’s proved a number of things. Most...
Even in the 21st century, disability is the biggest challenges surrounding diversity and inclusion. Approximately one billion people around the world have some form of disability, according to the World Bank. To put this in context, disabled people make up 15% of the global population....
More than 120 million people live with some kind of disability across the European Union (EU). And while there is a constant move towards more accessibility and disability inclusion, so much more could be done. The European Accessibility Act was introduced in 2019 to do...
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